volt

/vəʊlt/

//vəʊlt// noun

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"volt" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“volt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,248. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,248
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one w...

Corpus desk

Index EN-volt · volt · English

volt · rank #19,248 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,248
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH voicemail

Nearest frequency peer: voicemail (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “volt”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “volt” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

volt vs vow
50% similar
volt vs vox
50% similar
volt vs Vos
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for volt
PropertyValue
Headwordvolt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vəʊlt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#19,248
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “volt”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).voltlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “voicemail” (#19,247), “wakefield” (#19,249), “visualization” (#19,246). Among 969 “V” headwords, “volt” is #19,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around volt (IPA /vəʊlt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,248 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for volt, with forms such as "ovlt", "vlot", and "vollt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vow", "vox", "Vos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta. The correct English form is volt, spelled V-O-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
  2. 2
    A bright yellow-green colour often used in Nike products.
  3. 3
    A bright yellow-green colour often used in Nike products. volt:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how volt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. If the volt, ampere and ohm were taken as the absolute units, the practical units would be the ampere, begohm and begavolt, names just as convenient as ampere, coulomb and farad.
  2. The system voltage is 630 volts d.c. and the supply to the trains is by top-contact third rail with running rail return.

Etymology

Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta.

This word in other languages

voltio(Español)volt(Français)Volt(Deutsch)volt(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovlt
  • vlot
  • vollt
  • voltt
  • votl
  • vvolt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of volt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ovlt2vlot2vollt1voltt1votl2vvolt1
Edit distance from "volt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "volt"?
"volt" is spelled V-O-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is /vəʊlt/.
What does "volt" mean?
As a noun, "volt" means: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one w...
What words are commonly confused with "volt"?
"volt" is commonly confused with "vow", "vox", "Vos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "volt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volt" is /vəʊlt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "volt"?
Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "volt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wits#19,257Tees#19,230barb#19,268bray#19,275

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Winnie6 variantscosy6 variantspups6 variantsNassau6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list